In Scotland, NASA scientists search for clues about Mars’ past

This summer, NASA scientists headed to the Scottish Highlands to follow up on last year’s announcement of potential biosignatures on Mars and prepare for future research. The rocks and cliffs of Scotland’s Stoer formation offer a combination difficult to find on...

Patience and persistence key to job search success

New analysis shows that, on average, it takes around 15 months from the start of an active job search to beginning a new job role. In 2023, the average reached 17 months, while in 2025 it shortened to 14 months, according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for...

AI is changing enterprises, and already driving value

By Kathy Gibson - Artificial intelligence (AI) is starting to pay off for early enterprise adopters. More than half of companies that have implemented AI are now seeing a return on investment, with the most value reported by future-built organisations. This is the...

Tech giants raise the AI safety bar

The risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) are back in the spotlight with the news that rogue agents have been responsible for multiple attacks on government sites in Australia and the US. Even the FBI has not been immune to attacks from autonomous agents....

Fibre provider choices are limited for SA users

Many South African consumers have no choice of fibre service provider. This is one of the findings of the Open Access Network (OAN) mapping project conducted by the Internet Service Providers' Association of SA (ISPA) in partnership with mapping specialists 28East. An...

Global PC workstation shipments under pressure

The global desktop and mobile workstation market reported a slight recovery as it exited 2023, with unit shipments growing 6,1% year over year in the fourth quarter (4Q23). According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Workstation Tracker,...

Counting the cost of the pandemic in lost trade

Commonwealth countries are estimated to have lost up to $345-billion worth of trade in 2020, including $60-billion in intra-Commonwealth trade. This is according to 2021 Commonwealth Trade Review on "Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery...

What’s new in phishing in messenger apps?

Anonymised data, voluntarily provided by Kaspersky Internet Security for Android users, has shown which messenger apps are the most popular among phishing scammers. The biggest share of detected malicious links between December 2020 and May 2021 were sent via WhatsApp...

Kudos for SA startup Envisionit Deep AI’s solution

South African start-up, Envisionit Deep AI's Radiology healthcare solution Radify bagged a second runner up title in Cisco's Global Problem Solver Challenge this year. It was one of 1 745 entries submitted from 126 countries. Launched in 2019, Envisionit Deep AI is a...

45m small cells will enable 5G potential

5G is poised to vastly improve network experiences for mobile consumers and make digitalisation possible for every industry. However, this vision will not be realised without small cell development. IDTechEx has released a market research and business intelligence...

Gaming monitor shipments up 116%

Gaming hardware orders and shipments set record highs in 2020 as people were forced to stay indoors and find alternative forms of entertainment. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites USA, an estimated 18,4-million units of gaming monitors were shipped in...

Nigeria leads mobile app market growth for Africa

A booming African mobile app market is being propelled by a growing fintech space, a rise in "super apps" and the Covid-19 pandemic among other factors. AppsFlyer has launched a report with Google that analysed over 6 000 apps and 2-billion installs across South...

IT service providers under bottom-line pressure

For IT service providers, 2020 was one of the most challenging years for revenue growth. Their profitability fell as organisations resorted to cost optimisation amid the Covid-19 crisis. According to analysis by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, 50% of...

Telkom redirects customers to alternative channels

Telkom officially shut down all its stores in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday, in light of recent unrest and protests across the country that are especially concentrated in that province, and closed stores in some parts of the country. It has announced that, from13 July 2021,...

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NEC delivers new MultiSync EA294WMi

NEC Display Solutions Europe has unveiled the MultiSync EA294WMi, an LED backlit display, boasting a future-ready design, extended input options and rich features perfectly designed to meet the demands of the modern office. The NEC MultiSync EA294WMi features an...

UC is the way forward for enterprises

With the increasing daily demand enterprises are experiencing it is important for them to look into a more streamlined and all-inclusive way to handle their communication traffic.  For most of the past decade enterprise customers have been migrating their...

Risk-based billing is the future

“Risk-based billing is set to change the image of the entire IT industry, and the software industry in particular.  "The IT giants of the future will be those who can deliver a product according to customer needs and are willing to bet their product delivers, not...

NetIQ releases CloudAccess 1.1

With the onslaught of cloud applications and services, IT teams need to more quickly and easily manage the workload in a controlled, secure and automated environment. By delivering a consistent single sign-on experience to users, protecting corporate data and helping...

E-commerce essential for modern distribution

The good old days, when consumers in South Africa still had to patiently wait – sometimes for months at a time – for the latest shiny gadget to slowly make its way to local shores before being able to get their hands on it, is long over.  Months before a local...

Youth Employment Accord to be signed

On Thursday 18 April 2013 President of South Africa Jacob Zuma will with social partners be publically signing the Youth Employment Accord. As part of the process, recruitment portal company Lulaway has been asked to attend in its capacity as a recruitment partner....

Oracle announces in-memory applications

Oracle has announced new Oracle In-Memory Applications for Oracle Engineered Systems leveraging DRAM, flash memories and the near zero latency InfiniBand network fabric to run 10 to 20-times faster than commodity hardware by transforming batch processing to real-time...

Kaseya proves efficacy of cloud-based ITSM

Kaseya, the only vendor to provide a complete IT systems management (ITSM) SaaS solution, along with an on-premises solution, has announced that UK charity and housing association, Framework Housing, is using the Kaseya ITSM solution to ensure best practice IT...

Security convergence in commercial buildings

One of the latest trends in major commercial buildings - especially among those of multinational corporations - is the convergence of the security function and other vital building systems onto a single network. While well worth the effort, it is not an easy task,...

SilverBridge, Wellnicity in BI partnership

SilverBridge, a provider of software solutions to the financial services industry, has entered into a product partner agreement with Wellnicity to strengthen and extend its Exergy solution with business intelligence capabilities. Business intelligence (BI) refers to a...

Senior Oracle DBA – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Installing and upgrading the database server and application toolsAllocating System storage and planning future storage requirements for the database systemModifying the database structure, as necessary from information given by application...

SAP FICO Consultant (Advanced) 2020 TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Fair knowledge across all SAP modules.Initial focus on master data.Ability to assist with problem identification and possible solution by means of skills such as code debugging. The following functional skills are essential:Documentation of as-is and to-be business...

Developer – SQL at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a global provider of digital marketing and client reporting tools that help asset managers attract and retain investor assets. While rapidly expanding, their current office spread is across 4 continents, with approx 200 employees across...

AWS Data Engineer

Are you a skilled IT professional with a passion for innovation and cutting-edge technology? Our client is seeking a talented AWS Data Engineer to join their dynamic team at the Midrand/Menlyn location. As a global leader in the automotive industry, they are committed...

Senior Reference and Master Data Management Specialists

Objective of this Scope of WorkThe Senior Reference and Master Data Management Specialists will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of the enterprise frameworks, standards, processes and procedures applicable to the management of master and reference data...

Lead Angular Developer

My client is seeking a Lead Angular Developer with at least 5 years' worth of experience in Front end development and familiarity with Architecture, Cloud Architecture and Container Architecture to lead the development and implementation of Angular-based applications....

Backend #C Software Developer at Ntice Search – Remote Remote

Our client, a Software Development company specializing in automation, is on the lookout for an experienced Backend #C Software Developer to work on a project with one of the big 4 banks in SA. This is a fully remote role, you can be based anywhere in SA to be...

Software Developer (Advance) – SWD61R – Gauteng Pretoria

Large international IT company seeks to employ a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience in UI/UX software development for a large project team in the Digital Web Design space.This is a long term contract role; Hybrid OpportunityHTML, DHTML, XHTMLWorking...

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